This website allows you to learn about the multiple facets of instruments you may not be familiar with - a great resource for instrumental instructors. You begin by expanding your search to alphabetical, geographical, hierarchical, and type of material. Hierarchical expands to percussion: idiophones, percussion: membranophones, strings, winds, and electronic. A virtual map allows you to click on an area to get a list of countries in that area; then, click on a country for the icons of each instrument originating in that country. Each search method soon leads to instrument icons, while are linked to descriptions and histories of the individual instruments. The site is beautifully illustrated and orchestrated by the University of Michigan.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
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This is a great find!
ReplyDeleteVery cool.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa,
ReplyDeleteI thought this site was an excellent resource. It was a good grouping of the instruments, and it provided the reader with an opportunity to learn about instruments that are common to our culture, as well as about a wide variety of other instruments. In addition, it was nice to be able to get some basic information about the instruments. I always think that it is interesting to learn about music from around the world and in different cultures and this site provides one way to learn that information.